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A Study on Official Development Assistance for Education Sector in Myanmar (Case Study: European Union Aid) (Ei Ei Htun, 2021) Ei Ei Htun Many developing countries depend on official development assistance (ODA) to fulfil the country’s development objectives. Myanmar is implementing various development reform processes in many sectors including education sector and the government welcome aid and assistance from many donors for the reforms. The study examined the flow of ODA and analyse the European Union (EU) aid to basic Education sector of Myanmar. The study used descriptive method and conducted indepth interview with nine interviewees from Ministry of Education, EU and partner organizations. The study found that major type of aids flow into the country are in the form of grants and loans. The aids and assistance provided to different sectors from various donor organizations and EU is one of the biggest donor to the country. The received aids are using effectively however there are limitations such as lack of expertise and inadequate resources create barriers for more efficient use of aid and assistance. One of the significant advantages of EU aid to the education sector is that the government spending for education sector vividly increased by approximately eight percent. The major constraint is the lack of communication between donor and government due to weak technical and language skills set which is necessity for the smooth corporation in implementing the reform programmes. 2021-01-01 https://meral.edu.mm/records/8148